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An 8 page paper which compares and contrasts
the women in Mariama Ba's "So Long a Letter" with women in Senegal, Africa.
Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Page Count:
8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmarama.doc
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area, that of Senegal, is know for treating women poorly, and essentially treating them like objects, primarily objects which possess childbearing and childrearing capabilities. This is not to say that
there are all women in Senegal are uneducated and left to the whims of men. But, it is to say that even those who are educated and employed are still
at the mercy of mens whims and desires. Mariama Bas book, "So Long a Letter," presents us with a very fascinating picture of this reality. In this book, Ramatoulaye is
a school teacher and as such is obviously educated and employed. But, she is also married to a man who possesses her life in many aspects. In the following paper
we present an examination of the story as it relates to Ramatoulaye and her recitation of her life, and then discuss women in Senegal, comparing and contrasting the conditions of
women in Mariama Bas book and the women of Senegal in reality. In essence, Mariama Bas book does an excellent job at illustrating just one small portion of Senegal as
it involves women and the treatment of women. So Long a Letter Mariama Bas book is a letter that is essentially presented in the form of a diary.
In the beginning of the book we see the death of Ramatoulayes husband. We then see that she is writing to an old friend in the United States, a friend
who left the region when her husband took another wife. Ramatoulaye felt this was a horrible thing to experience, and was very sympathetic to the plight of her friend. And,
shortly thereafter Ramatoulayes husband had taken another wife as well. This, in combination with the soon to follow death of her husband, Modou, led Ramatoulaye to wish to write her
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